timtyler comments on Convergence Theories of Meta-Ethics - Less Wrong
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So: a selfish agent would behave that way too. This example seems unsuccessful.
That is valuable for us, though. It is true that it is also valuable for our memes. They want us to communicate - so they can spread and become more powerful.
That helps humans to signal what nice creatures they are to each other - and being nice is attractive. Surely a selfish agent would behave in the same way.
Diversity really is helpful in many cases. Diversity helps protect against disease. A diverse population can adapt better if the environment changes - and so on.
I am not sure you made your case here. IMO, human values differ from those of a selfish, limited agent mainly because humans have their brains infected by memes. That skews human values in favour of chatter, gossip, fashion, religion - the things that benefit the memes.